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Quantum Conundrum

Critic score11 critics
First release
Jun 21, 2012
Publisher
Square Enix
Genres
Adventure, Platform, Strategy, Puzzle · Action, Science fiction, Comedy

In Quantum Conundrum, players take on the role of a young kid dropped off on his uncle's doorstep for the weekend; his uncle just so happens to be the brilliant, eccentric inventor, Professor Fitz Quadwrangle. Upon entering the Professor's vast manor home retrofitted with crazy technology to test his latest hypotheses, players quickly realize their uncle has gone missing. Fortunately, players soon gain access to Professor Quadwrangle's latest invention, the Inter-Dimensional Shift Device, which, at the press of a button, will shift the world around them to an entirely new dimension. In order to find him, players must use the newly found IDS Device to dynamically change the world to and from a variety of different dimensions to progress through the complicated Quadwrangle Manor. While on the journey, becoming adept at utilizing the various dimensions will help them trek from one bizarre and challenging room to the next. It might sound easy enough, but it is a tall order for a kid in a giant puzzle of a manor!

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 21, 2012
PlayStation 3
Jul 10, 2012
PlayStation 3
Jul 11, 2012
All 4 release dates
Xbox 360
Jul 11, 2012
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
7h
Age ratings
CERO AESRB E
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
casual, gravity, physics, mascot, death
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At a Glance

Critic Score
74
Main + Extras (IGDB)
7h

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